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Isle of the Dolphins

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Like a couple other Roberts books I've read with supernatural elements, I wasn't sure quite how to rate this book. The romance was rather dated and the greek gods involvement was so bizarre that I just had ??? in my head after I finished this book.

Daphne Cora and her younger sister, Ariadne, come to Greece so that Daphne can accept one of two job offers: either at a museum or at an archeological dig for Sebastian Palaeopolis, a wealthy tycoon. Sebastian reaches Daphne first and arranges for her to work for him despite her anger at his arrogance.

Once on the remote island home of Sebastian, things get supernatural. Daphne has always had visions of the future, something she has hidden from others. Now, however, Sebastian encourages her to use her skills. In fact, he has always known about her abilities and plans to use them to further his business ambitions.

Eventually, he reveals his plans to all when he calls on his god/ancestor . . . Apollo! Yes, Apollo then proceeds to help him force Daphne into marriage and to fall in with Sebastian's plans for power. At one point, Daphne even calls on Diana to defend her from Apollo and Sebastian's machinations, but in the end, she gives in to love and destiny.

In all, while I didn't think this short novel was very good and sometimes had to roll my eyes at something particularly outrageous, I actually was quite entertained reading it and will certainly remember it. However, I will say that if the non-politically correct and dramatic 70's bothers you, skip this one for a more modern and conventional romance.